Chapter 7 wedge five

There is a three-storey building in Hachimocho, Shibuya District, Tokyo. The third floor is a go club. There is nothing special about the go club. In Japan, there are no fewer than thousands of such go clubs, large and small. This afternoon, in the Go hall, there were dozens of chess players playing chess as usual.The atmosphere is lively, but never loud.This seems to be the characteristic of all Go halls, because after all, when playing Go, you use your brain to think, not to speak. It is also because everyone is thinking hard, so although there is no sound, the warm atmosphere is still easy to feel.

This afternoon, what was quite special was that the curator, who was usually very steady, suddenly blushed, waving his hands, and walked in hastily. The curator not only looked very excited, but also his voice was full of excitement. As soon as he came in, he shouted: "Everyone, please stand up, Osugi Kudan is here!" All the people stood up abruptly.It was such a surprise and so exciting. How could a chess master like Osugi Kudan come to such a small-scale chess club?Osugi Kudan's chess skills are so high that anyone who knows Go will know it.His chess moves are elusive and elusive. He is a recognized genius in Japanese Go, but he is only about thirty years old.

It is a great honor for everyone in the chess hall to have such a big man come. Everyone stood up, Osugi Kudan walked in.He is not tall, with a smile on his face, dressed casually, and has no airs of a master at all. As soon as he appeared, there was a warm applause immediately.Osugi Kudan gestured for everyone to sit down.But everyone still applauded enthusiastically until everyone felt a little pain in their palms. Osugi Kudan sat down at the invitation of the curator.The curator's expression and voice were still so excited: "It's a great honor to have Osugi Kudan visit today! If you have any questions, you may wish to ask Osugi Kudan for advice and advice."

A young man immediately stood up and said loudly: "May I ask Osugi Kudan, how can we win the battle against the opponent?" As soon as the boy asked the question, there was a burst of laughter. The question was too naive, what kind of question is this?If there is an answer to this question, everyone will win in chess, and who will lose? The boy's face was flushed by everyone's laughter, but he was not convinced: "What are you laughing at? The ultimate goal of playing chess is to win! My question, what's wrong?" There were a few older people who wanted to scold the boy who asked the question, but Osugi Kudan said: "Yes, the ultimate goal of playing chess is to win. Your question is very good!"

As soon as Osugi Kudan opened his mouth, those who wanted to speak immediately shrank their heads and stopped talking. Osugi Kudan made another gesture to make the young man sit down. He turned his head and thought for a while: "Every chess player wants to know the answer to this question. There can be tens of thousands of answers, but in fact, the answer only one!" When he said this, he obviously paused on purpose, causing everyone to hold their breath. It is incredible that there is an answer to this question. Osugi Kudan continued: "When playing chess, two people must take turns making moves. Therefore, if you know where the opponent is going to place the next move, what is the purpose of the opponent's move, and what is the plan in his mind? What, then you can definitely win. It is customary to say that Go is a game of siege, but it is actually a game of guessing the opponent's mind."

If this remark came from someone else, it would definitely provoke a roar of laughter, and perhaps the sound of "Ba Ge" and "Red Deer" would be mixed with the laughter.However, the words were spoken by Osugi Kudan, and everyone's expressions became extremely awkward, staring blankly, not knowing what to do. In an instant, the entire chess hall was surprisingly quiet.Osugi Kudan looked at everyone with a smile: "How is it? Do you think I'm wrong?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, who would dare to say that Osugi Kudan's words were wrong?But if he said that what he said was right, he really couldn't say it out, so there was still a stalemate silence.

In the end, it was the young man who asked the question who broke the silence first, and he seemed a little timid and said: "Yes, yes, but Mr. Osugi Kudan, one person cannot know another person's mind." Osugi laughed loudly: "Yes, a person cannot know another person's mind, so my winning method doesn't work, everyone should play chess hard and seek improvement in chess skills." As soon as Osugi Kudan uttered these words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.The atmosphere was immediately relaxed, and laughter kept coming and going. It turned out that Osugi Kudan was joking. Since one person cannot know another person's mind, there is no sure way to win in chess.

If people can fully and directly know what other people are thinking, then not only will they win in chess, but they can also do anything. Haha, Osugi Kudanshin knows how to tell jokes, everyone agrees. A young man in the audience stood up: "Mr. Osugi, can I publish what you said just now?" Osugi smiled: "Since I have said it, of course it can be published. May I ask your Excellency—" The young man said: "My name is Shi Zao, from Shi Zao Zhi, I am a special writer for a family magazine, writing some articles about chess." Osugi said politely: "Long-awaited! Long-awaited!"

Shizao said again: "Excuse me, if I use such a title, will Mr. Osugi object?" Osugi Kudan smiled and said, "That depends on what title you plan to use?" Shizao wrote in the air with his hands, and said: "My title is 'Because Osugi Kyudan can know the opponent's mind, so his chess skills are so elusive!' Or: 'The secret of the ghostly Osugi Kyudan victory, Because he knows what the opponent is thinking!' Mr. Osugi, which title is better, please-" Before Shi Zaozhi could finish his words, he stopped abruptly. Because Osugi Kudan, who had been smiling all the time, looked so weird at this moment: both angry and surprised, with bulging veins on his forehead, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, as if a person was committing a crime. Ke was suddenly caught.

The curator exclaimed: "Mr. Osugi, what's wrong with you?" Osugi struggled to speak, but because he was so nervous, he opened his mouth wide.After a while, he said, "I... I feel a little... uncomfortable." After he said this, his expression became more relaxed, and the curator hurriedly said, "I'll take Mr. Osugi home." Osugi nodded with great difficulty, and the curator hurriedly supported him to stand up.A well-bred chess player is, after all, very well-bred, although anyone can see that Mr. Osugi must be really uncomfortable with his pale face.But when he came to the door, he still said to everyone: "I'm sorry, I'm rude."

All the people stood up together and bowed to Mr. Osugi.After the curator and Osugi Kudan left, Shi Zaozhi smiled bitterly and said, "It may not be because I said something wrong." Everyone nodded, they all heard what Shi Zaozhi said just now, they didn't say anything wrong, they really didn't say anything wrong.